{"id":360,"date":"2017-05-24T18:11:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T18:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/newsletter\/?p=360"},"modified":"2017-06-07T15:46:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T15:46:15","slug":"psychic-visions-and-snarky-postcards-yeats-and-shaw-collections-reopened-at-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/newsletter\/psychic-visions-and-snarky-postcards-yeats-and-shaw-collections-reopened-at-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychic Visions and Snarky Postcards: Yeats and Shaw Collections Reopened at Burns"},"content":{"rendered":"

The John J. Burns Library<\/a> holds both published and unpublished works by and about Irish Nobel Laureates W. B. Yeats and Bernard Shaw. These materials are now more discoverable and accessible, which is significant because, even today, their poems, plays, and essays continue to be performed, studied, and revisited.<\/p>\n

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William Butler Yeats first play, written when he was 19 yrs. old, titled Love and Death. Original handwritten notebooks, part of the Boston College Burns Archives collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yeats is considered one of the best poets of the 20th century. The Burns Library holds many special editions of Yeats\u2019s published works; one example is a very limited edition of \u201cEaster, 1916<\/a>,\u201d of which only 25 copies were printed by Clement Shorter, publisher and friend of Yeats. It was meant for distribution among Shorter\u2019s friends.\u00a0 All researchers are welcome to use the manuscript collection pertaining to Yeats that unites seven previously separate collections. The Boston College collection of Yeats family papers<\/a> presents the correspondence and manuscripts of W. B. Yeats in the context of his artistic family and their creative endeavors. Included are papers of his father John Butler and brother Jack B. Yeats, who were both artists; his wife, Georgie Yeats; and his sisters, Elizabeth Corbet Yeats and Lily Yeats, as well as the records of their embroidery and printing business, Cuala Industries. Among the highlights are an account of one of Lily Yeats\u2019s visions and related <\/a>correspondence<\/a>; notebooks and manuscripts of W. B. Yeats\u2019s poetry; correspondence between W. B. Yeats and his mistress, Margot Ruddock; and an embroidery by Lily Yeats and Brigid O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n

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Photograph of Bernard Shaw, 1929, Box 5, Folder 14, Samuel N. Freedman collection of Bernard Shaw, MS.2002.044, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bernard Shaw, noted for his sharp wit and the ability to lampoon contemporary society, still holds the attention of audiences everywhere. Although he wrote in other genres, he is best known for his plays, including Pygmalion<\/em>, Joan of Arc<\/em>, and Man and Superman<\/em>. The Burns Library holds many titles by or about Shaw, including a first edition of G. K. Chesterton\u2019s George Bernard Shaw<\/em><\/a> (1909). Three archival collections regarding Bernard Shaw are also available for consultation. The Samuel N. Freedman collection of Bernard Shaw<\/a> includes material relating to Shaw\u2019s life and his writing accumulated by Freedman over 40 years. Of particular interest are the pre-printed postcards Shaw was known for sending in response to frequently asked questions from his numerous correspondents. The Charlotte Frances Shaw letters<\/a> cast light on the thoughts and experiences of Shaw\u2019s wife, while letters received by actor Bernard Partridge<\/a> share insights into Bernard Shaw\u2019s thoughts on the 1894 production of his play Arms and the Man.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Postcards with pre-printed responses, Box 1, Folder 41, Samuel N. Freedman collection of Bernard Shaw, MS.2002.044, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is our hope that the improved access to these collections will engage students and scholars alike, enhance research, and enable publication of new scholarship. If you are interested in consulting these or other collections at the Burns Library, please contact our Reading Room staff by phone (617-552-4861) or email (burnsref@bc.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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